Top 5 Stories of the Week: News from Nvidia GTC, Dreamforce and Gartner

Two major industry events for tech makers led our coverage this week: Nvidia GTC and Dreamforce. Nvidia showed off several AI-infused updates, with a focus on expanding its technologies to equip businesses with the tools to succeed in the metaverse. Highlights include the release of its first software and infrastructure-as-a-service offering: Nvidia Omniverse Cloud. In addition to this, the tech giant also announced that its partnership with Deloitte is growing with the aim of accelerating enterprise-level AI adoption to propel metaverse technology innovation.

Similarly, at Dreamforce this week, Salesforce showcased a new Customer Data Platform (CDP) to automate and analyze large volumes of customer data to further support digital-based experiences. on data for consumers in a world that is constantly changing thanks to technology. A guest post for VB, written by Olga Dogadkina at Emperia, examines the evolution of customer experiences in the metaverse and digital spaces. She notes that while the metaverse and associated experiences have yet to be defined in many ways, it's important for brands to begin research and action toward developing these experiences as soon as possible.

Of course, as new technologies emerge in these ecosystems and across industries, security risks will also emerge. On that note, Gartner's latest Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Security suggests that consolidating these tools into technology stacks will be increasingly important for enterprise security teams to keep tabs on endpoint security as that they strive to proactively protect businesses against attacks and vulnerabilities.

Here are more of our five most important tech articles of the week:

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MetaBeat 2022

MetaBeat will bring together thought leaders to advise on how metaverse technology will transform the way all industries communicate and do business on October 4 in San Francisco, CA.

register here Nvidia Launches Omniverse Cloud Services in 100 Countries to Power the MetaverseAt its GTC event, Nvidia announced its first software and infrastructure-as-a-service offering - Nvidia Omniverse Cloud - a suite of cloud services for artists, developers and enterprise teams to build, publish, operate and experience metaverse apps anywhere.

The technology uses the cloud to harness the power of data centers to enable Omniverse tools wherever users are. The company says more than 700 companies and 200,000 people now use its Omniverse technology.

Omniverse Cloud is based on the Universal Scene Description (USD) open standard for interoperable 3D assets.

"The Metaverse, the 3D Internet, connects virtual 3D worlds described in USD and visualized through a simulation engine," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a statement. "With Omniverse in the cloud, we can connect teams around the world to design, build, and operate virtual worlds and digital twins."

Dreamforce 2022: Salesforce Launches Genie CDP to Power Real-Time Customer ExperiencesThis week at its annual Dreamforce conference, Salesforce announced the launch of Genie, a real-time customer data platform (CDP) that can help businesses deliver improved experiences for their customers.

The volume of data is growing rapidly and businesses need a way to act on the information as soon as it is generated to acquire new customers, retain them and satisfy them. It's here that...